Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals, July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018, 1:10 PM ET | Target Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Minnesota Twins
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins
.697
OPS.723
155
HR166
638
Runs738
4.94
ERA4.50
1.46
WHIP1.38
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Mike Moustakas led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lucas Duda1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew ButeraC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
3 players led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe MauerDH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie RosarioLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eduardo Escobar3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Morrison1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jorge PolancoSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max KeplerRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake CaveCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby WilsonC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Burch Smith went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER); Lance Lynn went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Burch Smith | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Enny Romero | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Lance Lynn | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Duke | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Busenitz | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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